Senators
passed a MOTION to endorse the final
report from the Graduate Strategic Advisory Committee, represented by
Susan Mancuso and Roger Anderson, co-chairs. Senators suggested that the
report can be a creative catalyst toward promoting graduate programs both
on and off campus.

·SEATING OF THE 2011-12 FACULTY SENATE
completed after the election of officers. After hearing no other
nominations from the floor Senators passed a MOTION to appoint the following
faculty to the 2011-2012 Senate Executive Council: Karen Stout, President (effective June 21);
David Bover, VP and Parliamentarian;
Kathleen Saunders, Secretary; Jackie Caplan-Auerbach,
Appointments & Elections Officer, Spencer Anthony-Cahill, Representative At Large.

·Action Item:
Senators voted to apportion two additional seats on the University
Planning and Resources Council to the College of Humanities and Social
Sciences and the College of Sciences and Technology.

·Senators heard reports from Senators who
formed ad hoc committees to survey satisfaction with faculty governance in
their colleges. Pearce held several straw votes in which Senators
voted 1) to continue with the survey process; 2) to work out an
introduction and one or two questions that can be available to those who
would like a sample.

·
Senators unanimouslypassedaResolution
to join
Academic Impact,
a global initiative that aligns institutions of higher education with the
United Nations in actively supporting ten universally accepted principles
in the areas of human rights, literacy, sustainability and conflict
resolution. The no cost affiliation helps to expand WWU’s visibility of
its existing missions, programs, and initiatives that align with UN
principles.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MOTION: Senators voted to approve Faculty
Handbook: Article V, Elimination and Merger, a document already
published to the Faculty. (President
Shepard asks for more time to consider the document before a final version
goes to the Board of Trustees.)

2nd vote of approval:
Bylaw 7.2, Faculty Legislative Representative
Moved
by David Meyer, second by Spencer Anthony-Cahill, passed
unanimously.

[This replaces the whole of section 7.2, including all its sub-sections,
which are assumed to be deleted]

The Faculty Senate shall maintain a Faculty Legislative Representative (FLR)
and a Deputy Faculty Legislative Representative (DFLR). The FLR represents
the Faculty of Western Washington University in relations with the
Legislature and individual legislators. The FLR shall be guided by
policies approved by the Faculty Senate upon recommendation from the
Executive Council. The DFLR shall assist the FLR in his or her duties. The
FLR will seek to coordinate legislative activities with those of Western's
administration, the Council of Faculty Representatives, The Associated
Students of Western, and the United Faculty of Western Washington. When
possible, collaboration among the aforementioned is recommended.

The FLR, the DFLR, the past Legislative Representative (in the year
immediately following his or her service) and the President-elect of the
Faculty Senate shall constitute the delegation of the Faculty of Western
Washington University to the Council of Faculty Representatives.

Every other spring, coinciding with the short session of the Washington
State Legislature, the Faculty Senate will elect a new DFLR who will serve
one year as DFLR, followed by two years as FLR, followed by one year as
past FLR, for a total of four years served:

The FLR shall serve as a voting member of the Senate Executive Council
during the two year term.

To carry out the responsibilities of the position, the FLR will receive
release time of 0.33 from the year's assigned course load, estimated by
credits; when the result carries a remainder, release time will be
calculated upwards. In negotiation with the FLR's department, the release
time can be arranged and combined to provide more release when needed
(e.g. complete course release winter, no course release fall). The
department is advised to negotiate release from teaching and campus
obligations during the winter quarter of both sessions, and through spring
quarter of the long session. The partial FTEF shall be returned to the
FLR's unit. The Provost shall arrange administrative support for the FLR.
The FLR will regularly report to the Senate Exec and Senate during the
session. The DFLR is not compensated but is reimbursed when fulfilling the
duties of the FLR (e.g. travel to attend a meeting).

BL7.7
Senate Library Committee. The Senate Library Committee’s (SLC) role is to help the library
support the University’s mission. To do so, the SLC will: 1)
provide advice and recommendations to the Dean of the Libraries and 2)
serve as liaison between the faculty and Dean of Libraries. Specifically,
the committee shall:

Review documents provided by the Dean of Libraries

Provide advice on current and future policies and procedures relating to
the library’s collections, services, facilities and budget

Introduce the Dean of Libraries to the opinions and sentiments of the
faulty at large

Assist, by way of recommendations, the development of library
collections to improve levels of information literacy and research for
faculty, students, and staff

v
ByLaw 7.7 Senate Library Committee.
A revised charge brought by the co-chairs of the Senate Library Committee
clarifies the role of committee as advisor to the Dean of Libraries and
the committee’s relationship to the library and the wider campus
community. Moved by David Meyer, second by
Chris Suczek, PASSED.

Senators heard
Jeff Newcomer, UPRC Chair, explain how feedback from the campus was
incorporated into the latest draft of the Strategic Plan.

Senators then
moved to unanimously approve
the new draft which will be forwarded to the University President and the
Board of Trustees. The approved draft can be viewed centrally on the
Senate website at
http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/senate .

MOTION from Executive Council re
University Planning and Resources Council.

The Senate passed a motion approving an
Executive Council recommendation that CHSS governing council and the
Graduate Council faculty select the representatives to UPRC for
2010-2011.

Rationale: The Senate makes a recommendation each year
for two areas to send an additional representative from a particular
college or unit’s faculty governing council to the UPRC, with the idea of
giving extra voice to those areas which may have topics under special
consideration by the University. In this case both CHSS and the Graduate
Council have been asked to recommend the continued service of last year’s
representatives to provide continuity as their topics are still under
consideration.